Established in 2012, Bosco Integrated Development Society (Bids) is the development arm of the Salesians Province of Shillong. It empowers marginalized communities across Northeast, India through child welfare, education, women empowerment, skill development, and environment sustainability.
BIDS dreams of creating a society in which people of all backgrounds enjoy equal opportunities to progress and become self reliant, self sustaining and child friendly. It dreams of a vision in which everyone, particularly the youth, actively participates in building a just, equal and harmonious society.
BIDS mission is to bring about a desired change in the society by empowering members to become agents of change through awareness generation, capacity building, skills development, entrepreneurship, advocacy, mutual respect, participation and collaboration.
The principles that guide our work and define our organization
Faith in self and God
Mutual trust
Respect for human dignity
Collaboration
Honesty
Industriousness
Peace, Harmony
Equity and Equality
Strategic objectives that drive our initiatives and programs
Advocate the rights of the underprivileged
Self-help and resource management
Governance
Employment generation
Livelihood promotion
